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HB751
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
751
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating
to organic waste
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION 1.
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The legislature finds that the State did not
reach mandates established in 1991 to reduce the solid waste stream by fifty
per cent by 2000.
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The legislature also
finds that the Aloha+ Challenge established the goal to reduce by seventy per
cent the solid waste stream prior to disposal by 2030 through source reduction,
recycling, bioconversion, and landfill diversion methods for organic waste.
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To meet United Nations Sustainable
Development and Aloha+ Challenge goals related to waste reduction, there is a
need to embed in statute existing goals and further benchmarks to track and
require progress toward reducing solid waste production and increasing organic
waste diversion.
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SECTION 2.
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Chapter 342G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:
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�342G-
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Benchmarks.
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It is the goal of the State to reduce the solid waste stream prior to
disposal by requiring organic waste generators to divert material to any
certified facility within twenty miles by:
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(1)
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January 1, 2026:
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(Tier 1) All wholesale food vendors, food
service providers, food distributors, grocery stores greater than ten thousand
square feet, supermarkets, hotels, and any entity generating one ton per week
or one hundred four tons per year or more;
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(2)
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January 1,
2030:
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(Tier 2) All restaurants, local
education agencies, large venues and event spaces, state agencies, health
facilities, and any entity generating one-half ton per week or twenty-six tons
per year or more;
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(3)
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January 1,
2034:
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Any multifamily complexes and any
entity generating one-third ton per week or eighteen tons per year or more; and
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(4)
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January 1,
2035:
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Organic wastes shall be banned
from landfills and co-generation plants, including that produced by single
family residences.
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SECTION 3.
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Section 342G-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding two new definitions to be appropriately inserted and to read
as follows:
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"Biodegradable"
means capable of being broken down or decomposed into carbon dioxide, methane,
or simpler organic compounds by bacteria or other living organisms.
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"Organic waste" means
any material that is compostable or biodegradable and is derived from either a
plant or an animal.
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"Organic
waste" includes green waste, food waste, food-soiled paper that is
acceptable for food storage, and untreated and unpainted wood waste.
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SECTION
4
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Section 342G-3,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending its title and subsections (a)
and (b) to read as follows:
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Goals.
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(a)
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It is the goal of the State to reduce the
solid waste stream prior to disposal by:
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(1)
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[
Twenty-five
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Forty
per cent by January 1, [
1995;
]
2026;
and
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(2)
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[
Fifty
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Seventy
per cent by January 1, [
2000;
]
2030,
through source reduction, recycling,
organic
waste landfill diversion,
and bioconversion.
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Where feasible, the office shall establish
other state goals for specific commodities, recognizing market considerations.
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(b)
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It is the goal of the State to reduce [
by not less than twenty-five
per cent the amount of office paper generated by all state and county agencies
by January 1, 1995, through source reduction.
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The base year for calculating progress toward this goal shall be total
office paper consumption by state and county agencies in 1990.
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organic
waste stream disposal via incineration, waste-to-energy, or landfill by:
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(1)
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Forty per cent
by January 1, 2026;
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(2)
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Seventy per
cent by January 1, 2030; and
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(3)
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One hundred per
cent by January 1, 2035.
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SECTION
5
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Section
342G-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read
as follows:
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"(c)
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The recycling [
and
]
,
bioconversion
, and organic waste diversion
component shall identify and
assess:
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(1)
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The level of waste
reduction the county is achieving through existing recycling and bioconversion
efforts;
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(2)
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The type and
amount of solid waste that it is technically and economically feasible to
recycle or alter through bioconversion; [
and
]
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(3)
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Methods to
increase and improve the recycling and bioconversion efforts, including
opportunities for backyard composting[
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; and
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(4)
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Diversion of
all organic waste produced within the county by organic waste generators
subject to the benchmarks established in section 342G- .
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For recycling, the counties shall
assess the type and amount of solid waste that it is technically feasible to
recycle, giving consideration at a minimum to clear glass, colored glass,
aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans, high-grade office paper, newsprint, mixed
paper, corrugated paper, HDPE, PET, and green waste.
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For bioconversion, the counties
shall assess the type and amount of solid waste that it is technically feasible
to alter through bioconversion, giving consideration at a minimum to green
waste, wood waste, animal manure, sewage sludge, and food wastes."
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SECTION 6.
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Each county shall incorporate the new
requirement established by section 4 of this Act into its next integrated solid
waste management plan revision for submission to the office of solid waste
management pursuant to section 342G-24, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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SECTION 7.
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There is appropriated out of the general
revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$ or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so
much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the department
of health to reimburse the counties for incorporation of the new requirements
under this Act into their respective integrated solid waste management plan
revisions as required by this Act.
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The sums
appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the
purposes of this Act.
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SECTION 8.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.
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SECTION 9.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Solid
Waste Reduction; Organic Waste Diversion; Benchmarks; Appropriation
Description:
Establishes
statewide goals for solid waste reduction and organic waste diversion.
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Requires each county to incorporate into its
next integrated solid waste management plan revision a plan to divert certain
organic waste generated within the county in alignment with established state
benchmarks.
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Appropriates funds.
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